In our April 2012 issue UCLA astronomer Michael Rich explored some of the beauty unveiled by NASA ultraviolet mission, GALEX. We only had room in the article to publish a tiny portion of the many beautiful images that GALEX has beamed back to Earth. Below you'll find some more of our favorites.

M101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, the site of 2011's touted supernova

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NGC 3242, the "Ghost of Jupiter" nebula

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M106

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The Veil Nebula

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NGC 1512

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NGC 4656

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CW Leo

CW Leonis

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